Dear all,
just a reminder of Andrea Halpern's talk tomorrow (Monday, May 23). The
talk will take place in-person at the Izabella Street building of ELTE.
Please register by sending an email to nemecz.zsuzsanna(a)ppk.elte.hu if
you would like to attend.
*Time and date:* 14:00 (CET), Monday, 23. 05. 2022
*Location: *Room 101, Izabella utca 46., 1064 Budapest
*Speaker:* Andrea Halpern (Bucknell University)
*Title:* Memory for Music: For Better or Worse
*Abstract:* Memory for some aspects of music is surprisingly good...and
in other ways it is surprisingly bad! In this talk I will review a wide
variety of older and newer research projects that contrast the
difficulties with encoding new music into memory (even for musicians),
contrasting with situations in which some aspects of already-learned
music are very well preserved, even over long time periods or neural
challenges. I will offer some ideas about how these two situations might
also have some elements in common but also reasons for why they differ,
and how examining memory for music can illuminate general principles of
memory.
If you have questions about the event, please contact us via email
(nemecz.zsuzsanna(a)ppk.elte.hu or reka.schvajda(a)ppk.elte.hu).
We look forward to seeing you there,
Zsuzsanna Nemecz
Réka Schvajda
organizers
ELTE Department of Cognitive Psychology
Dear all,
We would like to invite you to the following talk by Andrea Halpern
(Bucknell University), organized as part of the ELTE Cognitive Seminar
series. The talk will take place in-person at the Izabella Street
building of ELTE. Please register by sending an email to
nemecz.zsuzsanna(a)ppk.elte.hu if you would like to attend.
*Time and date:* 14:00 (CET), Monday, 23. 05. 2022
*Location: *Room 101, Izabella utca 46., 1064 Budapest
*Speaker:* Andrea Halpern (Bucknell University)
*Title:* Memory for Music: For Better or Worse
*Abstract:* Memory for some aspects of music is surprisingly good...and
in other ways it is surprisingly bad! In this talk I will review a wide
variety of older and newer research projects that contrast the
difficulties with encoding new music into memory (even for musicians),
contrasting with situations in which some aspects of already-learned
music are very well preserved, even over long time periods or neural
challenges. I will offer some ideas about how these two situations might
also have some elements in common but also reasons for why they differ,
and how examining memory for music can illuminate general principles of
memory.
If you have questions about the event, please contact us via email
(nemecz.zsuzsanna(a)ppk.elte.hu or reka.schvajda(a)ppk.elte.hu).
We look forward to seeing you there,
Zsuzsanna Nemecz
Réka Schvajda
organizers
ELTE Department of Cognitive Psychology
A reminder of the talk tomorrow.
Time: 4pm (to 5:30pm) Budapest/Vienna time
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Venue: Online, Zoom meeting 942 7892 8352<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94278928352?pwd=ckljaElMYnJtYW41b25sVGZNU09kQT09>, pw: xfhq44
Chair: Gergo
Speaker: Melissa Kibbe<https://www.bu.edu/cdl/developing-minds-lab/> (Boston University)<https://www.emilyliquin.com>
Title: Computations underlying "arithmetic" over non-symbolic representations of quantity
Abstract: Infants and young children can solve "arithmetic-like problems" using non-symbolic representations of quantity (e.g. solving "one object" + "one object"), and these early non-symbolic abilities are thought to support the acquisition of formal mathematics in school. How do untutored children perform non-symbolic "arithmetic-like" computations? Formal symbolic arithmetic is defined by function rules that specify how operators operate over inputs to produce outputs, and these function rules allow for the principled combination and manipulation of numerals. In this talk, I will present recent research from my lab that suggests that human's early, non-symbolic "arithmetic" abilities are much more computationally limited. Our results provide new insights into the computations underlying early numeracy abilities, and suggest computational limitations on early non-symbolic numerical competencies that could limit their effectiveness as scaffolding for the acquisition of formal arithmetic knowledge.
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As a reminder, the following talk by Nora S. Newcombe (Temple
University) will take place tomorrow at 4pm, organized as part of the
ELTE Cognitive Seminar series.
*Time and date:* 16:00 (CET), Tuesday, 10. 05. 2022
*Speaker:* Nora S. Newcombe (Temple University)
*Title:* Charting Our Way in Space and Time
*Abstract:* Episodic memory and navigation are two adaptive functions
that share some neural substrates and that develop in humans from
fragile beginnings in the first two years to mature competencies (with
individual differences) by early adolescence. But how are they related,
both in development and maturity? In this talk, I will discuss the two
developmental trajectories, and some possible answers to that question.
*Zoom link:*
https://ppk-elte-hu.zoom.us/j/97494506030?pwd=N1RkbXVYYS8vN2N5VmZ0YjVFMmVRZ…
<https://ppk-elte-hu.zoom.us/j/99679798942?pwd=eDMvWDF1Y0tkSW5zemVMZ2plRzRrU…>
*Meeting ID:* 974 9450 6030
*Passcode:* 337102
If you have questions about the event, please contact us via email
(nemecz.zsuzsanna(a)ppk.elte.hu or reka.schvajda(a)ppk.elte.hu).
We look forward to seeing you there,
Zsuzsanna Nemecz
Réka Schvajda
organizers
ELTE Department of Cognitive Psychology
Time: 4pm (to 5:30pm) Budapest/Vienna time
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Venue: Online, Zoom meeting 942 7892 8352<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94278928352?pwd=ckljaElMYnJtYW41b25sVGZNU09kQT09>, pw: xfhq44
Chair: Gergo
Speaker: Melissa Kibbe<https://www.bu.edu/cdl/developing-minds-lab/> (Boston University)<https://www.emilyliquin.com>
Title: Computations underlying "arithmetic" over non-symbolic representations of quantity
Abstract: Infants and young children can solve "arithmetic-like problems" using non-symbolic representations of quantity (e.g. solving "one object" + "one object"), and these early non-symbolic abilities are thought to support the acquisition of formal mathematics in school. How do untutored children perform non-symbolic "arithmetic-like" computations? Formal symbolic arithmetic is defined by function rules that specify how operators operate over inputs to produce outputs, and these function rules allow for the principled combination and manipulation of numerals. In this talk, I will present recent research from my lab that suggests that human's early, non-symbolic "arithmetic" abilities are much more computationally limited. Our results provide new insights into the computations underlying early numeracy abilities, and suggest computational limitations on early non-symbolic numerical competencies that could limit their effectiveness as scaffolding for the acquisition of formal arithmetic knowledge.
Let me know if you would like to schedule an online meeting with the speaker.
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A reminder of the talk tomorrow.
Time: 4pm (to 5:30pm) Budapest/Vienna time
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Venue: Online, Zoom meeting 942 7892 8352<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94278928352?pwd=ckljaElMYnJtYW41b25sVGZNU09kQT09>, pw: xfhq44
Chair: Bálint Varga
Speaker: Emily Liquin<https://www.emilyliquin.com> (New York University)<https://www.emilyliquin.com>
Title: How curiosity guides us towards good explanations
Abstract: Curiosity motivates exploration and is beneficial for learning, but curiosity is not always experienced when facing the unknown. Why do humans experience curiosity in some circumstances but not others? And how does this change across development? In this talk, I will present my recent work investigating whether explanation-seeking curiosity — curiosity about a "why" or "how" question — is selective in a way that is tuned to the epistemic aims of explanation. If curiosity is selective in this way, we would expect learners to be most curious when they are most likely to learn useful and generalizable explanations. Our results show that curiosity motivates explanation search selectively towards explanations that a learner believes hold promise for learning. However, in ongoing work, we find that the triggers of curiosity change between childhood and adulthood. Broadly, this research sheds light on how human learners across the lifespan decide when to seek information and what questions to ask.
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